Neville Roper
| Neville Sydney Roper | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | |
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In office May 23, 1967 – August 30, 1971 |
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| Preceded by | Glen Johnston |
| Succeeded by | Don McCrimmon |
| Constituency | Ponoka |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
March 5, 1922 Camrose, Alberta |
| Political party | Social Credit |
| Occupation | politician |
Neville Sydney Roper (born March 5, 1922) was a provincial politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1967 to 1971 sitting with the Social Credit caucus in government.
Roper ran for a seat to the Alberta Legislature as an Independent Social Credit candidate in the Ponoka electoral district in the 1963 Alberta general election. He finished a very close second place losing to incumbent Glen Johnston.
Roper ran for provincial office for the second time in the 1967 Alberta general election. He ran as the official Social Credit candidate this time and won a landslide to hold the seat for his party.
Roper ran for a second term in office in the 1971 Alberta general election but was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Don McCrimmon. He lost the race by 17 votes finishing second.
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